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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
The End Of q Desperate.

Jack Hayes has been taken to the In
sane asylum. About six years ago Hayes
entered the Jail big, burly, brutal des-
perado, with voice hoarse and harsh,
and with the blood of Philip Mueller on
his hands. Yesterday he tottered to the
gate poor, weak, halting wretch, palsied
in every limb, his face expressionless, his
voice childish treble, and his mind o
blank.
"Do leave my little house9" he piped
as the guards called at his door.
"Yes, Jack, you're gong home"
'Poor, poor little house," and he ran
his thin, long, clammy hands along the
iron walls, and then sat down on the old
bed he had picked to pieces and gave
vent to a tremulous sound from his
throat which kept time with the patter
of his palsied foot upon the stone floor.
"Come, Jack! Come on!" said the
guards.
lie went back to little cigar box in a
corner of his cell, and took therefrom a
little sparrow. He stroked it with his
hand and mumbled on it, and then put
it down upon the floor. 1t rutfled its
wings and strutted about, and he watched
it with d smile which behind the black
hair streaming on his face gave him a
ghastly appearance. The guards helped
him on with his coat, and then, leaning
on their arms, he was led tottcringly,
mumbling all the while in his dreary,
high-keyed tone, to the gate. 1t was
opened before him, and he was led out.
1t shut behind him rather sharply, and he
started: "AIy poor little house; my
Bird" he said, and he continued repeat
ing these words while he was lifted into
the ambulance. He was then ratified
away to Bcdlam, and few hours after
the guard came back and handed to the
jailer a receipt from the Superintendent
of the Insane Asylum for ''one insane pa
ticnt, Jack Hayes
This is the end of a criminal as vicious
and brutal as ever the police had to do
with, q murderer of tie coldeSt-bloodcd
kind. The terror of Butchertown is now
so mild not even sparrow fears to perch
upon his finger.-!I. Louis Republican.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Men Who Buy Needles.

"Ncedlcs. needles, five cents card,
four packages on card-fve cents a
card" and as fast as the vender could
pass the cards they were bought by men
crowdiny around the stand, blocking the
sidewalk and trcading upon each other
in their frantic cndcavor to be "hrst
served" "Do l sell many" said the
vendcr. "Doyou see this tray: Twenty
four square feet of needles, four cards
deep. Every evening l return home
without card-Only five, sir to Gus
tomcr-and do you know that my Gus,
toners are all men, no women at all!
Strange, as you say, but there's no better
place in New York to pcddle pins,
needles. thimbles, perfumes or any ar
ticle considered indispensable by women,
than down town where men only can Dc
relied on to buy. Why! Simply be-
cause they want to crow over their wives,
Dragging about the bargains they can get.
That's a mans weakness, and we seize
on it. Oh, certainly, we sell cheap, but
we make living out of it for all that
Commercial Adrertiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
He Lost.

The occupant of an office on Larned
street went out the other afternoon, leav-
ing boy in charge, and pretty soon a
stranger called and asked:
'Is Mr.. Blank in?'
"No, sir"
"Bc in soon?"
ell don't know"
"Gonc out of town."
81 dunno. You want to see him per-
sonally~
"Yes. How long has he been OUT"
"Quite spell. Can't you come in to-
morrow?"
mo; must see him to-day
The boy got up and walked around
for two or three minutes, breathing as if
considerably excited, and then observed :
"Say, mister, if you've got case for
Mr.. Blank he ought to know it; ifyou've
20: a bill he won't pay it. I'll take the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Sectional Hate.

"Going West, sir2" inquired Chicago
drummer of fellow passenger, by way OF
opening the conversation.
"Yes, sir, Iexpect to take in the repre-
sentative cities"
"You will find Chicago lively town."
"Oh, l shan't visit Chicago; only the
representative cities, you know"
7"Conductor," whispered the Chicago
drummer little later, "who is that four
cared mongrel I was talking to moment
ago2"
"He's St. Louis fish DEALER" said the
conductor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
THE STORY OF A SHELL

I held the pink-lipped shell to his ear,
And it murmured soft and low
4 melody in sweeter strain
Than human voice could know,
And sad as the moan Of an autumn wind,
Or the sigh Of rivers flow.
"My soul is full of story told
By river that journeyed down
Through valley and quiet meadow land
And many stately town.
And sang of the flowers and vines and trees,
And the great rocks, messed and brown.
"But she stopped her singing and sobbed one
night,
While rain went down from the sky,
As if it ptied her sorrow so
1t would give her sympathy;
While she told Of quiet forest nook
She ever went softly by.
"For the trees bent over with long, green
To give her blessing of love,
And up through the shadows cool she saw
Where the sky arched far above,
And the fieecy cloudlet moved across
Like a sailor snowy dove.
"A youthful face with golden frame
Of waving, shining hair,
And bright eyes in fringe of black,
And forehead broad and fair,
Leaned over the rivers edge one day
And laughed at its image there.
"The river carried the picture fair
For many and many year,
Till it came again-a mans face then.
With the bright eyes dull and blear.
And ali wine flushed and all accursed,
With slavish look of fear.
"a few months after it came once more,
All haggarl, with guilt and shame;
Then curse, and shot, and prayer were
heard,
And the curse and the prayer were the
same;
And the light burned out of the sun-sick eyes,
Like quivering, slnodering fame"
So the river carried the memory
OF the fa,cs, one in three,
And told the tale as a secret
To the restless heart of the sea;
And the tinted shell OH the mantel
Brought back the story to me.
--Lytueton Savage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
A Cat and Snake Fight to a Finisf

n
In describing duel between cat and
gopher snake on a ranch at Los Gatos,
Cal, a correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Examiner says it was conduct. I'd
with great skill on both sides. The cat,
however, showed more determination,
and from the beginning of the fray acted
in manner indicating that she proposed
to make it fight to the death, while it
was evident that the snake would have
been glad to call it draw at any time
and retire with "honors easy
Pussy is large Tom of the dark,
handsome, striped or tiger" kind. Two
years ago he conceived Il deadly hatred
for snakes, and began to kill them wher-
ever he found them. That is he merci-
lcSsly destroyed every non-poisonous SER
pent he found, but, with rare intelligence
he did not attempt to molest the venom
ous sort. When lie aw poisonous snake
on the ranch he ran mcwing to my son,
and would lead him to the place where
he had left it. If the snake had delayed
in taking his departure my son found 1t,
and he has thus killed dozen through
the cats able instrumcntality. But Tom
has slain not less than hundred by his
own unaided efforts, though none nearly
as large as the one saw him fighting ST
week. He never eats any portion Of a
snake when he has killed it, but after he
has torn and bitten its life out he leaves
the body lying on the ground, and walk
ing away with every manifestation or
disgust, stretches himself upon his bed
in the closet and is i'll for two or three
days, during which he refuses to cat
anything.
'It was Just growing dark when my
little grandson called the whole family to
the door to see Tommy tackling
gopher We had an excellent view OF
the battle. The combatants were on an
open space in front of the house, and hos
tilities had just commenced when we were
called to the scene of action. They fought
on quite regardless of our presence.
''Thc serpent was fully four feet long,
but he evidently feared Tom, who was
showing unwonted caution in the en-
counter. Whenever the snake made an
attempt to reach the adjoining brush
wood, which it did at every opportunity,
he rapidly headed it off and stopped it.
Then the gopher raised his flat head high
from the earth, its eyes glittcring with
rage, and made three or four forward
darts, as if to seize Tom. who at such
times kept carefully out of his opponents
reach, and, sooner or later, gave the
snake another chance to glide toward the
brushwood, only to encounter the same
check as before.
1T was evident that if this went on
the snake must eventually escape, and
he cat began to cast anxious glances at
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
Didn't Want Any-Frolics in the
Atlantic-Security Demanded
Sectional Hate-A SuG-
gestion, ETC., Etc.

Barber Ito bald headed customer)-
"Ah, Mr.. Jones, you ought to try some
of Professor Invigorator's hair restorer.
It's"
Customer-''But I don't want any
hair"
Barber Gn astonishment)-'Don't want
hair2"
Customer-"No, I'm married.-NeW
York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Security Demanded.

Teacher-"Class in interest, take the
floor. What is the medium of exchange
in the United Statesa"
Glass in concert)-'' money"
YES, but there is something more.
Can't you think of another article that IS
used as medium of exchanged"
Class silent.
"Supposing 1 were to come to you and
want to borrow a hundred dollars, what
would you demand of mc?'
Class (animatedlO -" Security. -
american Commercial TrareLer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
A Suggestion.

"Gosh blame the measley hammer any
how" howled travelling man who was
tacking down piece of carpet, as he
flung down the hammer"
whats the ma:ter?" asked his wife.
"Look at that" he said, taking out his
hand from under his arm and showing
the thumb. II can't hardly bend it."
"Why don't you aim at your thumb
when you are tacking down carpet2"
asked his wife sweetly. .-Merchant 1rau-
eler,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
A POSTPONED Funeral.

A lady who is famous among her
friends for the correctness with which all
her social duties are performed, and who
is particular in attending to all the de-
tails of intercourse with her acquaintance
and friends, was recently put in an anus
ingly awkwark position by the stupidity
of servant. A ncighbor being danger
ously ill, this lady one morning sent her
new maid over to inquire concerning her
condition.
go over," she said, "and inquire how
Mrs. X. is this morning. And if she is
dead" she added, as the girl started,
task when the funeral will be-"
The messenger went as directed, and
soon returned with the air of one who
has done her whole duty.
Mrs. X. is better this morning." was
her report, "and they cannot tell when
the funeral will be."-Bo,ton Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Frolics in the Atlantic.

French Woman Cat Long Branch)-
"Oh, we hat sooch fine time bathing in
de otcean. M'sieur Brown, he gif me--vot
you calls 'em-a gosling."
American Woman-'A gosling! Why,
a gosling is little duck" :,
French Woman-"Zat is vat he gif
me-a leetle duck. k.-Iid-Bits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07

A beautiful illustration OF the uncon-
scious poetry of chilhood was given by a
little girl few mornings ago, after one
of the heavy rain storms. Mamma,
guess that some poor angels have been
and dot into trouble, cause, see, the
moon aud the Stars they's been cryin'
hard all night"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Snakes Matched by q Hen.

About two weeks ago little English
lad named Sorby, who lives IN Fetter-
man; took a basket and went to the
ncigh ghborhood of Wallace Run for
berries. On the road home, while cross
ing field, he found number of round,
white balls about as large as walnuts.
These he put in his basket and carried
home. As soon as his father saw them
he pronounced them turtle eggs, and as
they had at that time hen that was
anxious to set, and. in fact, had been
setting around on brickbats, Jumps of
coal, and other things of like nature, he
concluded he would try an experiment
Just for curiosity. So the supposed
turtle eggs were placed under the hen
carefully, and she was left alone in her
glory.
About a week after that, one bright
morning, the family were startled by the
greatest commotion in the chicken-yard.
Upon running to learn the cause, what
was their horror to see the place literally
alive with black snakes, that were dart
ing in and out beneath the old setting
hen, and wiggling around at great
rate. The supposed turtle eggs were
those of black snake, and the hen had
Matched them out The snakes were on
an average, about six inches long, and as
lively as crickets. They would protrude
their ugly heads from beneath the old
hens wings and dart their little red
tongues out at any one who would ap-
proach them.
The Sorby family looked on in aston
ishment until one of the snakes wrapped
itself round its fostermother' neck and
be gan to choke her to death. Then they
procured sticks and went to work killing
off the horrid brood. After killing
twenty-eight the rcmainder-about half
dozen that had taken refuge under the
old hen-were allowed to live, and it is
said that she takes as mach care of them
as if they were little chicks. Wherever
she goes they follow, and seem to know
her cluck. She scratches diligently for
them all day, but no one has yet seen
them eat. At night they crawl under her
wings and sleep soundly. 1t is queer
famiIy.-Mew Brighton (Psnn.) Ne'es.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07

chances and ask what you wapt to see
him for?"
"To collect debt of ST."
"Humph! I took the chances and
lost. He won't be home for week.
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
PanSieS.

Soft rs silk or satin,
And lovelier to behold
In their blended beauty
or purple and of soldl
Mid the gentle moonlight
With no mortal near,
They may be the dresses
That the fairies wear!
William II. Hagne.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07

The "vedas," the sacred books of the
Brahminic religion, are believed to be
3, 900 years old, to date back as far as
1000 B. G.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-09
Decided by the Weather.

The not wave reminds me of a LITTLE
study in economy that caused a loss to St
Louis of several millions of dollars. and
which kept away Il settlement of ~, 00t
people. You know the old story Of Pull
man coming to ST. Louis to locate his
shops: Well. he had settled on this city
in his mind, and even the rapacity of the
real estate owners did not terrify him.
know from what he told me that he con
sidcred St. Louis the most central site for
his purpose, and WAS only induced tC
change his intentions by a mere accident.
He ran down from Chicago one very hot
day. II was regular scorcher, and the
old timer was slipping his sherry cobbler
with its tropical trimmings, with great
gusto. Pullman had not come prepared
for Saharan expedition, and when lac
ventured out on Fourth street III u plug
hat black Prince Albert and heavy suit
ing. he imagined hims elf standin. on q
thin crust that separated the city from
the fires Of Tophet.
George ". WAS practical man, and he
instantly began figuring on the effects Of
the climate on the human system. lie
eventually concluded that Il man engaged
al manual labor WAS deprecated 20 per
cent. His calculations looked like n table
Of logarithms representing loss of vitality
time TO- drinking wafer i'll the shop, ga
eral feeblCness and mental staguation liz
duced by excessive CalOric. Then he de
terminea that he could not risk his cspi-
tai This story has never been published,
but guess, if Pullman had rcckoned the
saving in fuel i'll firing his boilers. he
would have stuck To hia first choice and
built his village on the outskirts uf this
city.-James Manning III Glube-Dclnocrat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-09
A NEW LEAsE OF life.

When one las been suffering the ag1nir'
Of severe attack ut rhrumatIsIn. neural.
gia or sCIdtlCJ and relief comes, II seems "A
ii Il new lease Of life MId been granted
Such have been the feelings %! thousand
who, after trying physicians and number
less remedies, have used hthl"Ph"roS an"
found to thelr great joy that this medicine
really did cure these iii .eases
.. 7. Shatier, formerly managing editor
Of the News Register, Youngstown, O,
said in a recent interview with him: Z"
have suffered from rheumatism for about
thirteen wears. At different intervals |
nave been unable to attend to my business
or weeks at time. The most OF NV
trouble was in my hands and arms. The
pain was usually accompanied with con
siderable swelling of nv hands. During
these wears | have used MANY kinds OF
remedies with only temporary relief. Being
in the newspaper business had come i'll
contact with various medicines that were
advertised in our columns but really never
had much faith in patent medicines.
little over three years ago my attention was
called To Athlophoros. | noticed from
time to time the strong endorsement OF
parties tha; had used the remedy and was
sent to us for publication in our paper.
Through this means concluded to try the
medicine for my own case. Twas relieved
and cured in q remarkably short time
Have Won been troubled with rheuma
tism sine" was asked. II was entirely
rid of it for two years and then had another
slight attack, but few doses Of Athlopho-
ros soon drove it away; since that time,
about year ago, have been entirely free
from rheumatism. This was all done with
less than a bottle of medicine. | always
recommend it for rheumatism
Every druggist should keep AthiophOros
and Athlophorus Pills, but where they can
not be bought OF the druggist the Athlo-
phoros Co. liz Wall St, New York, will
send either Carriage paid on receipt "i
regular price. which is Sl.C0 per bottle
for Athlophoros and SOC tnr Pills.
For liver and kidney disease dyspepsia in
digestion weakness nervous debility, diseases
OF women, const,p patton. headache, IMPURE
blood, sc. Athloph0rJs Pills are unequaied
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-09
A GREAT STORY!
ALLAN GU ATERMAIN.
BY H, RIDER HAGGARD
SPLENDlDLY ILLUSTRATED.

This story Is the latest and best produ'-
ton Of this gifted novelist, full of adveL-
ture, romance and graphic description.
Three Englishmen Of wealth and leisure,
firing of inaction, embark on journey OF
adventure and discovery. They are ac-
companied by a Zulu ex-chief named I'M
slopogaas. whose courage and prOwess
figure conspicuously in the narrative.
Having heard rumors of great white
race, located somewhere among the pla-
tesus of Central Africa, they ascend the
Taua river, meet with many remarkable
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-09
IhE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Timothy Shea. aged 30, WAS run down
Nv passenger train al Lima, o., and
killed.
Gus Ender. living near Shelbvville. Ind
was killed by being thrown from his
horse.
The steamer City of Ashland was burned
TO the waters edge about six miles from
Ashland. Wis.
There is a combination in Columbus. O..
to Keep the price OF flour up 10 $40 and
ii 90 per barrel.
Ludwig Schmidt, stonemason, of Mans
field. o.. ended two weeks spree by
shooting himself, and will die.
The sugar crop of the Sandwich Islands
is estimated between 10000 and 100. 900
tons, as against lS0. 900 tons last year.
Mrs. J. ID. Foye fell down a stairs in her
home at Lima. while sleep wa king. and
sustained probably fatal injuries.
The council of Harrison voted 306 against
l4S for on the proposition TO prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquor.
An organized movement has been started
tn secure both the republican and demo
cratic national conventions for Cincinnati.
The state superintendent of insurance
Of Ohio has decided that the Order of the
Iron Hall can not do business in this
'ae'
department to date for prepayment of in
,ar.St an registered bonds aggregate S..
269, 80.
Suits have been br ought Ia restrain the
p. c. X ST. l.. X. X. Co. from building the
49, N'0'i''o'' i'''" lac" n"''A u i'"''i-
i'oh' ohio'
A syndicate OF New ork and Pittsours
capitalists nave puichssen Ioo.ooo acres OF
p'''e '''''' III S'"''' an" '''' Ia
Charles hopkins. who played ghost for
the purpose ni soaring some workmen IN
baltimore brickyard. was shot III the mouth
ny one OF the workheh.
Ezra [. Whltflesy, manager of the Daily
L"cait, OF New Lohdon. u. was fatally
shnt pS r red ftrrS' WHO LOOK oneilse al an
article pup!'>heu Ill 'ilai paper.
J. W. Vaughn. aged siNty-three years. is
n jail in Wapakoneta- O.. on the charge
of rape. His accuser is the thirteen year
Did daughter OF Robert Morris. of tniop-
oils.
A man with hair five feet long and beard
two feet long. language uninteIligible, ori-
gin unknown. and requiring twelve men
=" hold him, was captured near Oakland,
Ill.
A colored woman named Annie Watkins.
who was to have been buried Monday at
PAducah. Ky. surprised the assembled
guests by sitting up in her coffin. She will
recover.
The Ohio State University offers free
scholarship to its two wears course in agri-
culture to one young man from every county
who shall be approved by the Agricultural
society of the county.
Charlie. Greetbam. of CastaIi, q wss
,,iIIed nv kick in the forehead from \
h ,rss A seyen-year-oId son of WIN WITT
of Noaweoua iii. WAS killed in tho SAM.
way.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-09

The New York Star. in an editorial. on
An INST sth. discussing the rules for the
government of employees is disposed to
draw tn. line on the following, issued by a
manufacturer in the south. The Star
says:
He has recklesSly bulged into an arena
that no man may safely enter. and has
issued order, that the young ladies in his
empIoy must hereafter leave off their bus
lies during business hours. He has gone 50
far as 10 declare that none of them shall
wear hustle in the factory, and has. in
general and in particular, exhibited a
spirit of the most offensive hauteur. He
takes refuge in preteNt so hl'nsy and
TRANSPARENT as would not deceive the babe
unborn. when he impudently saws that
this order is issued 10 prevent the young
ladies from being caught by the hustle
and q avn into the mschiner. IL that had
been his motive he could simply have insist
.d that the Operatiyes should remove their
bustles on entering the shop and hang them
I'D. along with their b0nnets and their lunch,
in some remote and safe sanctuary.
But no, His device is mere gOs-
Samer. He knew that the hustle
is TO every self-respeting female what
the oath of honor Is TO the fearless
knight He knew that the young lady's
hustle is nearer to her than her gown, and
n. had heard. no doubt, that many OF them
had invested in jubilee attachment which
played God Save the Queen and other
Snul-stirring airs whenever they sat down
He knew all this. we say, and his dark pur-
pose was TO mortify the flesh and to strike
at the very seat of their innocent exhilara-
tion.
The manufacturer should be allowed TO
explain. He probably regards 1t better to
strike at the very seat of the problem than
To waste time on outside isSues-sitt the
matter to the bottom, as il were.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-09

and thrilling experiences, and finally
reach MiloSis, a city of great architectural
and artistic grandeur-the capital of the
Zu Vendi nation, ruled by the sister
queens, Nyleptha and Sorais.
The strangers excite much interest, mar
rowly escape death by burning, and are
finally advanced TO positions of distinction
subsequently espousing the cause of
Nyleptha against her sister SOrais, in Q
great revolt precipitated by the latter.
The story abounds in thrilling situa-
tions, and will repay reading.